000 FZNT24 KNHC 082031 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST PART TUESDAY AND WILL RAPIDLY BECOME DIFFUSE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE SATURDAY. $$ GMZ080-090330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ082-090330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-090330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-090330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 PM CDT MON OCT 08 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT N PART LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL